Weather-front for automobiles.



No. 860,811. I PATENTED JULY 23, 1907. A. J. KROWBR.

WEATHER FRONT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 15,-1906.

UNITED STATES PriEENT OFFICE.

ALFRED J. KROWER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

I WEATHER-FRONT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed October 15, 1906.- Serial No. 339,105.

My invention relates to an improvement in a flexible transparent weatherfront for an automobile, and its novelty will be fully understood fromthe following description and claims when taken in connection with theannexed drawings, and the objects of my inventionare' to provide aflexible and transparent protector or weather front for automobiles orother vehicles, also launches or pleasure boats. I attain these objectsby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of motor carriage, with a flexibletransparent front or protector in position. Fig. 2 is a view of Weatherfront or protector, when in a rolled position. Fig. 3 is a front view.Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 'a and 1).

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, "1 represents a sheet of transparent celluloid, held inposition by means of upright bars 2which rest in sockets 3.3 being lowerend of bars.

4 are strips made of any desired material.

5 are lower strips.

6 are rivets 0r fastenings which may be of any construction desired.

I do not confine myself to the rectangular shaped front or screen shownin the drawings, as they may be of any desired shape.

In practice my weather front or protector is rolled in the manner shownin Fig. 2 and placed in a suitable receptacle on an automobile, vehicleor vessel and when desired to be used is readily adjusted in the mannershown in Fig. 1.

I am aware that glass has been used as a weather front for automobiles,but my invention is preferable,

being not only transparent, but flexible.

' Having described my invention and the manner in which the same is ormaybe carried into operation, would say, that I do not limit myself tothe precise details shown in illustration, as the same may be varied tosome extent, but,

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

'lhe herein described weather front for an automobile, buggy. onothervehicle, or boats provided with sheets of celluloid held in position bymeans of uprights or stanchions, the latter resting in sockets, and saiduprights or stanchions, being removable from their sockets, and thesheets of celluloid rolled up. substantially as shown and described andfor the purpose set forth.

in testimony whereof I nflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED .l. Kl'tOWl-JR.

Witnesses 1 CnAuLns W. Corn-m, KARL (common

